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The Nigerian Federal Government has announced the resumption of scheduled domestic passenger flights with effect from 0000L, June 21.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said in a statement that in the first phase, airports at Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt Omagwa, and Owerri will reopen with others to follow in due course.

"All flights to any airport outside the above five listed airports above shall comply with the existing COVID-19 protocols for approvals," the regulator said.

In the interests of social distancing, airlines will be limited to loads of 50-70% on all flights.

The Nigerian federal government is contemplating a bailout package for the local airline industry in order to prevent the collapse of carriers due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Nigeria’s airspace was closed for scheduled passenger flights on March 23 and this was extended for a month on May 6, with a possible resumption of flights in early June.

According to local media, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) director general, Musa Nuhu, said the federal government is working on a plan to bail out the aviation sector. Speaking during the ‘Flying into turbulent skies’ web conference on May 21, Nuhu said the assistance would extend to agencies and ground handling companies. The government was still consulting with airlines and developing the economic stimulus package, he said.

On May 4, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, told a web conference that the federal government was looking at ways of supporting the aviation sector. He said the grounding of aircraft is causing monthly losses of nearly NGN21 billion naira (USD58 million). “We are looking at how...